Prof.Dr. Gulsun Saglamer, Former Rector of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) (1996-2004) is a professor of architecture and has been as a post-doc researcher in Cambridge University (1975-1976), visiting Prof. in Queen’s University of Belfast in 1993-1996. She was a Board Member of European University Association (2005-2009) and a member (2006-) and the chair of the Advisory group of MSCA (2013-2016). She has received several architectural prizes and was awarded Honoris Causa by Carleton University, Canada (2001), Universitatea de Nord Din Baia Mare University, Romania (2002), Ovidius University of Constantza in Romania (2009), Queens University of Belfast (2018) and Mykolas Romeris University of Vilnius (2025). American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded her “Honorary Fellowship (Hon FAIA) in 2006 and she has been awarded “Leonardo da Vinci Medal” by SEFI (Société Européenne Pour la Formation Ingénieurs-European Society for Engineering Education) in 2005-2006.  She has been the founding President of European Women Rectors Association (EWORA) (2015-2023). She is the founder 2002) and the Founding President of the ITU ARI Technology Park(2002-2004) and President of the Board since 2022.